Chris Simms QB rankings are no longer worth writing about

Before I get into it, I understand the irony of writing about Chris Simms’ QB rankings while simultaneously telling my audience they are no longer worth writing about. I want the record to reflect that I am aware of my condition.

Take this as more of a therapy session than a blog. A revelation. Or better yet, acceptance of what I cannot control, nor have any desire to control anymore.

Chris Simms QB rankings don’t matter

Chris Simms has Jalen Hurts ranked as the 21st-best quarterback in the NFL heading into the season.

Simms has Hurts behind Malik Willis.

Hurts has been to two Super Bowls. He won one. He won Super Bowl MVP. He has made three Pro Bowls. He has won more than 68% of his starts. He has 110 passing touchdowns, 45 interceptions, 3,554 rushing yards, and 63 rushing touchdowns.

Malik Willis started fewer than five games last season.

But sure. Better quarterback.

At some point, there is no real discussion to have here. Chris Simms does this every year. He pokes Eagles fans. Eagles fans get mad. The clip makes the rounds. Everyone screams for a day. Then Hurts goes back to winning football games while Simms goes back to being the guy who had 12 career touchdown passes and 18 career interceptions.

Chris Simms was a bum quarterback. Now he gets paid to tell everyone which quarterbacks are good. Beautiful country.

The funniest part is Simms acting like winning is some fake stat when it comes to Hurts. Apparently everybody won at Alabama. Everybody won at Oklahoma. Everybody would win on this Eagles team.

Cool. Then why does every other quarterback get credit when their team wins?

When Joe Burrow wins, he is a killer. When Patrick Mahomes wins, he is inevitable. When Josh Allen wins, he is carrying the franchise on his back. When Hurts wins, the roster did it. The offensive line did it. The defense did it. AJ Brown did it. Saquon Barkley did it. The water boy probably gets a little credit before Hurts does.

When the Eagles lose, though, now it is all on the quarterback.

That is the game we play.

The Jalen Hurts engagement farm is running dry, though. Everybody sees it now. The “uncoachable” nonsense. The “can’t read a defense” nonsense. The “anybody could win there” nonsense. It is all the same recycled garbage with a slightly different headline.

And honestly, I am not sure why anyone is still treating ProFootballTalk like some sacred football temple after the Dianna Russini and Mike Vrabel thing. Mike Florio refused to have a real discussion about it. Just completely sidestepped the whole thing like the deep state got to him before the segment started.

That show is compromised. I have seen enough.

Maybe Florio got the call. Maybe Simms had to rank Malik Willis over Jalen Hurts to keep the lights on. I do not know. I am just asking questions.

The point is, none of this matters.

Chris Simms’ rankings do not matter. His Hurts opinion does not matter. His fake quarterback guru act does not matter. This is content for the sake of content. It is bait. It is a bit. It exists so Eagles fans will rage-click, quote tweet, and spend the next 48 hours arguing with a guy who looks like this:

I’ll pass.

Hurts does not need to win Simms over. He already won the Super Bowl.

He already won Super Bowl MVP.

He already has the contract.

He already has the locker room.

He already has the city.

And when the Eagles are back in the middle of another playoff run, nobody is going to care that Chris Simms had him ranked behind Malik Willis in May.